Spate · Slate · North Wales / Gwynedd / Eryri, GB-WLS

Ogwen

The Ogwen river flowing from Llyn Ogwen with the peak of Tryfan rising behind it.
Poor · Atlantic Salmon
Cascade · 10-14
Slow going — better windows ahead
River lifting fast on the rain. Little in your favour today. Fish the certain lies, or leave it for a better one.
40% confidence
limited data
What moved it
  • Level0.63 mLifting fast
  • Water temp14.9°C
  • ClarityUnfishableColouring up
Today's fly
Cascade
Cascade10-14
Regional salmon default — river-specific evidence is thin.
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Rising
0.63 m
Lifting fast
Water temp14.9°C
ClarityUnfishable
Weather14°C
WindN 13 km/h
Pressure1026 hPa
Rain · recent8.5 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Ideal
15°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Atlantic Salmon
When
Summer through autumn. Fish on the drop after rain — 6 to 12 hours into a falling spate. Grilse from July.
Where
Lower Ogwen pools through the slate-walled stretches above the tidal limit at Aber.
Method
Small doubles 10 to 12 across-and-down on a floating line; small tubes on a sink-tip in spring or coloured water. Fish the named lies in each pool, working systematically before moving on. Mandatory catch-and-release under NRW byelaw — every salmon goes back.
Kit
10 ft #7/8 single-hander or 11 ft switch — small spate scale; double-handers are wasted on these rivers. Floating line plus light sink-tip. 10 to 12 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Very poor — water temperature is working for you, but water clarity is the limiting factor today.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6am

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Salmon runRun
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2
2
2
2
2
1
Sea trout runRun
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2
2
2
2
2
1
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
CapererHatch
2
3
3
2
Heather FlyHatch
2
2
Autumn DunHatch
2
3
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Atlantic Salmon fly box
Beats · 1
Ogwen Valley AA — day ticket via Fishing PassportAccess varies
The Ogwen begins at Llyn Ogwen and falls rapidly through the Ogwen Falls into a string of small pools that hold wild brown trout only — the upper section is too steep and broken for migratory fish.
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What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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Gallery · 2
  1. The Ogwen river flowing from Llyn Ogwen with the peak of Tryfan rising behind it.
    Afon Ogwen just after leaving Llyn Ogwen, with Tryfan in the background, Snowdonia.
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature10030% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity020% weight
  • Feeding Time1515% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 1 April → 17 October
  • Sea trout 3 March → 17 October
  • Trout 3 March → 30 September

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026) — Short Eryri spate with consistent reported sewin from the local association. Fast response means the windows are brief; All-Wales At Risk picture applies.

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